Kris Syamsudin – Cengkeh Afo and Gamalama Spices

Australia Award Fellow Kris Syamsudin is Founder of the community-based tourism project Cengkeh Afo and Gamalama Spices in Ternate, North Maluku, a hillside clove plantation home to the world’s oldest clove tree. The initiative shares local agriculture, history and heritage through spice production, which supports local livelihoods and generates income, especially for women. The initiative has attracted international attention.